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Fourteenth Year No. 4020
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1920
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STATE FIRE LAW
TO BE ENFORCED
TO THE LETTERi;
II, II, I'nmeroy, chlof Ntntu deputy
II ru marshal utiil clilof Investigator
of (ho department, loft Hnti'in lunt
nlRht f(ir thin city to tnko charge of
tho IrivrittlK'itloii Into tlm cause of
tho Houston liotul flro, according to
Ollhort W. Allen, deputy dm moriliiO
nuil special representative of (lover
nor'Olcott who arrived yesterday.
Mr. Allen's duties In tlm depart
intuit urn mliicatloiint und dual with
riro prevention. Mr. I'omcroy U onu
of tlm foremost exports of tlm coun
try anil deal with en turn nml rnndl
tlonn generally. When ho arrive to
nlKht Im will tnkn full charge). Kiild
Mr. Allen, who will remain to assist.
Tho Investigation will iitnrt from tho
tlmn when t tin flro wan first mixirtril
unit k Into every detail that limy
havo a hearing uion It. i
Ymlerilny' prolin rovenled rondt formed tho purchase ot about 1000
tlonn thut demand the fullest Invcstl- foot of hoso nml some re palm for tho
KMlmi, mild Mr Allon, mid ho snjflro truck wan an far nit tho councll'n
Ji ot I fled tho Kovnruor'n ofllcii hy wlro action extended.
with tho rrnult that tlm expert wan
ordered to lenvo at oucn for thin city.
' I .nut year'n report of tho flro mar
lihal an flro hniardn that oxlitod
horn ami tho method of heltorlng
condltlonn wan utterly disregarded,
until Mr. Alton. Now tho itato will
takn control, superseding tho council
In at leant two mutton hotel pro
tection and gaiollno storage. Tlieno
matter wilt be remedied at onco,
"Wo will net without personal
prejuillro," until tho Mate's rrpro
sohtnlUo, "hut when w nro through
tho matter will have been thorough
ly lifted and thu htanio will be plac
ed whero It belong!. I am not pro
pared to .iy nt thli tlmo w'hern It
belong but wo certainly will hew to
tho linn, regardless of who l -hurt.
"Tho slata law will ho on forced to
tho lottor. Fire escupen nml proper
eiltn must go on every rooming
Iioumi In town. It wjll roit tho own
era of tho property money, of course,
but whou tho order goon out It must
Im AAinlillnil tullli lullliln h ..y,.i,Hl.l..
bo compiled with within a reasonable
tlmo, which wilt bo fixed later."
Mr. Allen said Hint every bit of
gutollno stored In tho city would ho
In underground containers before
tho state finished Its regulatory cam
palgn hero.
Ho Indicated that run rny council
had had Its opportunity to pass pro
tective ordinance und abate tho haz
ards that oxlst. A year ago, at con
siderable cost In money and tlmo, a
Ore survey was mado horo hy tho
htato marshal and a report mado to
tho council recommending changes
In ordinances and tho stops that
should bo taken for protection.
Ono of tho steps was tho Incroaso
of tho flro department to four paid
members. On thn night of tho lira
Chlof Ambrose was tho only paid
and trnlnod man In tho onglno
houso. Ills assistant, Mark Howard.
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MOTION I'lUrUIIK HTAIt
IHIIS IN 1'Allltt HOSPITAL
1'AltlH, Hopt. 10. Ollvn
ThoiiuiH, itiutlon iilrttirn ntiir,
(llml In tlm Anmrlrnn hospital
last Hundny sufforliiK from slow
poisoning, Ilor physician until
thut Mint took tho poison liy mis
take. Him en m 0 Imro recently with
Imr husband, Jack I'lckfonl, and
hail licen nufforliiK with nurvouri
prostration.
secured n substitute hut say that no
tralnnd inmi win to ho found, Thrvo
nthtir flritiiinii, who rtnt not on salary,
hut who rocolva lodging free for
stooping In tho onKlnn hnunn, worn at
their post. Hnvcri tit'tln aro provided
for thin clan of flrumun.
Non 11 of tho ordinances recom
mended worn adoptoil, Tho ordl
nunco governing gasoline storage
wan debated for a tlmo hut (lnully
pigeonholed, for political reason
too long to discus hero. (ThU In
tho Herald's statement, not Mr. Al
len'.) An far an tho Herald In In
Ono truck In not enough for tho
rlty'n noedn, says Mr. Allon, anil tho
depnrtmont In lacking In much eR
nontlnl equipment. In other words
both men and npparatun aro needed.
Ono I unolenn without tho other and
tho depnrtmont mint bo built from
tlm ground up.
Last year tho flro manilial muda a
coniprehennlvo nurvoy of tho cltlen of
the ntato and mndo a report on local
condition In each, with remedial
recommendation!.
Mr. Allen nay that Klamath Fall
nlnmi let thn ronorl nnd Its recom 1
inen,lnilon no nnlieo.lml. - Towns i
thnlf tho ilin of Klamnth Kalis, with i
I I
only n portion of Its resources, listen-1
ed to tho warning and purchased
flro fighting apparatus to cope with I
conditions outlined In tho repert: -
Wlth tho oxcoptlnn of tho White
rollcan hotel, every placo of lodging
lug In tho city will bo effected In
greater or less degree by orders for
I remodeling to comply with tho tntc'd
m s.
flro law.
Tho local
tragedy., coming close
on tho heels of tho Klton apartments
'flro In Portland, whoro
four lives
were Innt. will bring about n change remains oi iiri ...,..
In iho state flro law. Mr. Allon ho, known hero as Ilobort Dawson, have
Hove. Legislative sentiment had ''" Identified by Loon K. 8ulllvnn
noarly reached tho point whero n law of this city. Mr. Sullvlan. among
'providing for enclosed ntnlrwnys nnd'othor ovldences. pointed out that the
nreaways that would shut oft draft suspensory found on tho body was
'In a burning building and prevent I used to support an artificial limb.
thn sucking of thn flames from a
power floor upward and throughout
thn building was a possibility. Thriie
latest tragedies will mnko It or-
jwholmtngly posslblo to pass the Inw,
ha believes. Portland at present Is
working upon a city ordlnanco con
tnlnlng thenn provisions.
And If this comes to pass, said Mn
Allon, tho loss ot llfo will huvo Its
Vrnmiiensatlon In tho snlvntlnn of olh
or lives In thn futuro. dreadful and
wmimlt consolation us It must np
I menus anil roiaiivos.
"No grander monument could bo,
orecion to mo victims or tno "''mumorai norvlcos will bo hold In tho hotel lire. Anyone knowing Mr. Cal
hotol flro than this," ho snld, "and I whU,0fk cnapoi. An offbrt will bo.lowny's whereabouts Is asked to noil-
run iiiiiik oi no im.ru nuimi pi-i..'"t .,, to nllV0 n tho churches In tho'fy tho Rod Cross, chamber ot com
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" 'Thoy died nn martyrs for hotter
flro provonttou laws and methods,' "
Mr. Allon addressed tho chamber
nt coinmorco membership forum nt
tho noon luncheon nt tho Whlto I'ol
lean today, usklng co-operation ot
tho chamber In tho campaign for flro
protoctlon. Ho told ot his visit horo
a year ago and Its nogllglblo rosults
but said this tlmo thoro would bo ro
sults. Tho co-oporatlon ot tno chamber
waa promtsod.
Flit. MARSHAL'S OITICK
PRKDIdT.D OONKiamiATION
8ALEM, Ore., Ropt. 10. Mon
day's flro at Klamath Falls, It Is
pointed out by ofllclalH horo, was
practically forocast by members of
tho'stato flro inarslial'H ofllce In n
report following a survey ot tiro haz
ards In thut city In Boptembei-, 1010.
In that report it waa polntod out
that no ordinance regulating the
and that unless this condition was
corrected Immediately "Klamth
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HOTEL VICTIMS
What naomn to ho Invulnornblo
ovldetico of tho truo namo of tho IS
or 17 yor old girl whoso llfo wan
nnuffed out In tho Ilounton hotel
flm wan given to Deputy Coroner
C. C. McCoppen ycitorday by F. E.
Wilson, of Medford. Mr. WlllOD. llU
nlno positively Identified tho ramalns. by tho California-Oregon Power com
llln Identification boom out tba de-pnny and formulato a ntatomont of
ductloni ot tho deputy coroner who,
Immediate nflor tho flro, stated
that tho remains In qucntlon worn
those ot tho girl known hero as draco
Hall.
According to Mr. Wilson, who
cnnio horo from Medford to help
solvo tho mystery of tho misting girl,
ho had been Intimately acquainted tour ot western projects to familiar
with her In Medford, and had definite zo hlmsolf with tholr physical char-
knnwtodgo of her departure for this
city Innt wok Whlto In Medford
sho confided to Mr. Wilson, and per-
Imps to others, that her married
nnmo wan Daisy I'arkor. This namo
conflicts but slightly with tho namo
llolly I'arker, as sho was known by
soma people hero. Her maldon
namo, said Mr. Wilson, was Oraco
Hall, and her husband, a man 47
years of ago, Is living somewhoro In
tho vicinity of Albany. As Mr. Wil
son's story goos, tho girl w practic
ally forced Into a marrlago with Par
kor, hut Incompatibility In their
domestic lives prompted hor to leave
him. As stated before tho girl's
father resides In Portland. Identi
fication was rondo possible by the re
covery of articles which Mr. Wilson
avors wero the proporty of the girl
Her romalns, however, hare not been
claimed, und will bo burred with the
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rest ot mo uniaenuuou or uou.nn;
nouics lomorruw muiums.
Iilrntltirit Not Hufflcliiit J-'
The remains ot Mrs. O. Mltfrr-
j,, sm t)aUKhter, Leona, or what
aro confidently believed to bb tholr
remains, nro still numocroa among
,., i,in.m,i Mr. midnrbnck ovl
ny nol considering that sufficient
levldcnco has been disclosed to Justify
hm , clalmlnB tnom.
DiiIUm Man Clnlnw Hotly
such as Dawson or niodgett nnu.
J. I., lltodgott. of Dallas, Ore., father
ot tho unfortunato man, Instructod
tho coroner to ship the remains
thoro, and tho Instructions wore com
piled with this morning.
Tho romalns ot Robert Harmon
woro shipped to Roddlng, California,
whoro ho will bo burled by tho
Kaglcs' lodgo.
Ilurlnl Tomorrow; Horvlcc Hundny
Deputy Ccronor C. C. McCoppen
has announced definitely that tho un
,,,, um, ,mc,inoil bodies will
, .llri.,.i ,, mnmlnir.
8umluy uftorl,00, nt 3 o'clock,
tllj TUIlIL'BVIll'l.'ll lit UUO PVMIlUt
tho public will bo welcome to attend.
1-oraoiis who doslro to place flowora
upon tho graves of tho victims may
leavo thorn nt tho undertaking
parlors.
PORTLAND. Sopt. 10. -Tho Mrs.
Dolly I'arkor, whoso nuildon nnmo Is
glvon In Klamuth Falls dispatches as
Miss Oraco Hall, und who Is reported
to be one ot thoso burnod to death
In Monday morning's dlsasterous
fire, Is believed to be Mrs. Dolly
Florence Parker of Portland, daugh
ter ot Mr. and Mrs. Otho A. Hall,
2165 Sacramento street ,
Mr. Hall says ho Is certain tho vic
tim is his daughter.
Mrs. Parker Is but 16 years of ago,
according to hor father, but looks
19. She weighed ICtTpounds, was G
feet i Inches tall, dark eyes and hair,
and had the appenrance ot being
heavy set. She is said to have been
exceptionally bright tor hor age, and
to have been handy at nearly any
kind ot work.
The girl and Joe Parker were mar
ried In March. They lived together
for about tiro Months. Slaoe that
SKIS CHAMBER
SHOULD DIG
"Tho Klamath county chamber of
coinmorco will do a Krcat service for
tho community If It carrion out lt
proponed plan of appointing a com
mission to Investigate carefully tho
,entlro question rotating to tho build
In nf a rerulntlnrr rfnm In Link rlvor
fncts covering tho matter."
This was tho opinion expressed to
day by Ottamur Itamolo, of Washing
ton, D. C, chlof council of tho United
Htaten reclamation servlco. Mr.
Ilamelo succeeds Judgo Will R. King
of Oregon, and took up the duties of
tho offlco Juno 1C. lie Is making a
acterlstlcs, climatic conditions and
peculiarities ot local problems. Ho
remained hero for a day looking orcr
tho Klamath project,
"Fow of tho people of Klamath
county understand tho Issues Involv-
Cil In this controversy or tho great
tmportnnco of the quostlon to this
project," continued Mr. Hamele.
"Many not only do not understand
tho case, but havo opinions wholly
unsupported by tho facts. It would
certainly bo a groat public sorvlco for
tho commercial club to look Into the
wholo matter and then give the pco
pie what they are entitled to an un
biased story ot the facts. The Im
portant point for folki on this project
to keep In mind Is that the project
cannot safely be expanded further
without a regulating dam at the out
let ot Upper Klamath lake."
Chlof Counsel Hamole was asked
to give his opinion as to the merits of
the controversy, but declined.
"I "novo Jooked Into the matter
with considerable rare," he said,
"and have some definite Ideas on tho
"ubject. but their statement nt this
tlmo would probably serve no useful
purpose
"Secretary Payne Is Investigating
and will undoubtedly analyze tho
wholo situation carefully. I am cer
tain ho will como to a speedy and
clear-cut decision, and 'It will rest
upon tho morlts ot the case entirely."
Mr. Hamele looked ovor the un
covered land ot Lower Klamath lake,
also tho Tule lako lands, now show
ing such abundant crops. He also
visited the partly constructed dam In
Link river.
Ho cxpressod confidence in the
ability and integrity ot H. D. Newell,
local project manager In very high
terms.
His noxt stop In hit tour of pro
jects will be at tho Orlnnd project,,
California.
II. V
CAI.LOWAVH W1KK WANTS
TO IIKAIl OK HIS SAFKTV
' Mrs. H. V. Calloway ot Kallspol,
fnnr rtna ntrnl llm lnCnl Daii f?ma
'to locato her husband. II. V. Callo
Ivmv. and nllav her anxletv that he
might havo perished In tho Houston
vJ ww,.,.
HUMORIST IS VISITING
CUATKIt IiAKr. THIS WKKK
Irvln S. Cobb, note:! nutlior and
humorist, arrived at Crater lako
Wednesday and was still sightseeing
thoro yesterday, according to roports
brought back by local visitors at the
lake.
Whothor Mr. Cobb will visit Klam
ath Falls on his way out was not
learned.
time she has earned her own living,
the father says. She has nover
written home, the parents keeping
track of her through a gr friend In
the neighborhood with, whom she
corresponded regularly,
Shortly after leaving her .husband
Mrs. Parker went to the, home ot nn
uncle, Daniel MasOeltl of Salem,
where she worked.
Hall -said that his daughter had
ibeen trying to keep away from her
khuabaad. Tha reason for their sep
aration he could no give, faricer la
aid to have written to Hall several 1
time asking, fc tba mdrsa.oC- ni
INTO DISPUTE
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HAYH DONATIONS WKHK
LIMITED TO f 1,000 KACII
CHIOAOO, Hopt. 10. Krcd
W. Upham, national treasurer,
today told tho sonata invcstl-
gating commlttco that ho took
full responsibility for tho pro-
posal to ralso tho limit of Indl-
vldual Ilopubllcan campaign
contributions from $1,000 to
$10,000.
"I was rotcd down by a large
majority at a mooting In Now
York," ho said.
"I hoped tho lid would bo
raised and I did recommend
$10,000 as tho limit," Upham
said. "I prosentod tho proposl-
Hon at a meeting In New York
but was voted down and as I
stepped from tho room I told
Mr. Illalr to telegraph. his men
In Chicago not to send out form
No. 101. 4
FALLACY OF
LOW INTEREST
BILL BARED
"Tho buslncgg; the tarmer
and the homo owner will be practi
cally ruined through .the enactment
of the proposed D per cent Interest
Rate bill, unless a far-reach lag cam
paign of education Is carried oa In
every county In the state and the
people be made to understand the
real troth of this vlcloma measure,"
said Lloyd Riches, secretary ot the
Oregon State Editorial Aaaoclatloa,
speaking, before the weekly forum
of Klaosath Falls bustaew aaen this
noon at the White Pelican hotel.
"I have been over a great part of
thfVate and everywhere I flad a
fr4manrieop woe do eat aaaerr
stand the measure and aro Infaror ot
It. Those who do realize what the
proposed measure means are gener
ally In a state of apathy and I tell
you honestly that unless the people
of this state wake up, a tow radicals
wilt foist upon tho state the most
ruinous measure ot ultra-radical leg
islation ever proposed In this state.
"Briefly statod, the S per cent In
terest Rato bill Is a constitutional
amendment. It will appear on the
ballot at the November election and,
if passed, will reduce the legal rate
of Interest from 6 per cent to 4 per
cent and the maximum contract rate
from. 10 per cent to E per cent, and
provides that the contract rate shall
be Inclusive ot any and all broker
age and commissions.
"Without thought this bill will ap
peal to those who want to borrow
cheap money, and that Is a large per
contago ot tho people. But a little
careful thought shows that It will
defeat its own ends by forcing both
foreign and local capital to seek In
vestments outside of tho state.
"You can, by law, regulato tho
rates ot Intorcst, but you cannot, by
law, force anyone to loan money. It
they do not want to do so. Rates ot
Interest nro regulated by tho law of
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supply and demand and todny tho
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demand Is so great that you or I can
loan our money, en gllt-odgo secur
ity, for from 8 to U per cent. Would
you loan your money In Oregon at S
per cent wlion you can secure 9 per
cent somowhoro olsoT
"Under tho operation ot this law
business mon and farmers will be Un
nblo to borrow money when thoy
noed It to ttdo them ovor a tow
weoks. Farmers and home-owners
who have mortgages on their places
will be unable to renow these mort
gages and naturally forced Into fore
closure court. Industries would bo
handicapped In expansion and neces
sary Improvements and laborers
would suffer as a result,
"The evident effect ot such a law
appears so clear to those who under
stand It that It seems that no one
would bo foolish enough to favor
auch a bill, But tho fact remains
that many well-meaning and Intelli
gent people In the state do favor It,
through a misunderstanding, and I
urge you mon to carry the message
I giro you Into every corner of your
county."
Mr. Richie also called attention to
the menace of
the Non-partisan
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OFFICIAL
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Acting Coroner C. 0. McCoppen la
up In arms over what he terma the
shabby treatment meted out to him
by tho county court and by the city
council whllo ho Is earnestly and as
siduously endeavoring to cany out
tho duties which tho Houston hotel
flro has placed upon htm.
First of all, said Mr. McCoppea,
ho applied to the county court for
assistance In tho work of removing
bodies, Valuables, and other articles
which might bo valuable In tracing
Identities .of the victims. Judge
Bunnell, so ho says, totd him to hire
all the men ho needed, but whea ao
went out Into the highways and by
ways and tried to hire men he found
that It would bo impossible to secure
enough help, and that It was ex
tremely hard to get even the three or
four men who have ' been helping
him, because In these pay-as-you-go
days people do not care to wait a
month for their remuneration. He
was vouchsafed no other assistance,
and the work, according to Mr. Mc
Coppen," has been shamefully delayed.
What la needed, says the deputy cor-
aoer, lsfnore concrete evidence ot
the early production of the necessary
wherewithal to pay for the labor,
and unless this. Is forthcoming, tae
work will be protracted leag after
the tlsaa la which any county eeart.
wltk tiki Cfctest vestige of pride
and kaawledge of Its datiea, weald
ever t&lak ot perafUlag It to lag.
Aad M, the deputy coroaer U wratay
and believes the public should kaow
the facta.
Mayor aad FoUce Criticised
Mr. McCoppea believes In taking
all the territory available, and has
lactnded the aity coancll aad the aa.
tlriiitkSXH-la hls'-erHlchrms. Ha'
states that It is castomary, and nec
essary too, for the police to extend
adequate protection to the coroner la
the discharge of his duties, aad Us
the event ot a fire such aa occurred
here the police department should
ropa off the burned area, and prevent
people from digging and exploring
indiscriminately In the debr(s. The
coroner, declares Mr. McCoppen.
should not be Impeded in his work
ot recovery and identification, aad
must not be deprived of even the
slightest clue that might he of service
to him. But the mayor has not glvea
him any evidence ot the slightest In
clination to assist In this most Im
portant work, and prefers to place
the city In a position where discredit
may be attached to It with not a
chance In the wide, wide world to
refuto It.
Chief Wilson ot tho police depart
ment Is scored heartily also. Mr.
McCoppen says that It appears to be
tho chiefs sole aim and duty to sit In
a swivel chair In his offlco and let
things take their own course. He
doesn't know a great deal, he says,
about tho mechanisms of pollco de
partments, but regardless of local
customs he thinks that if the chief
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cannot find a. patrolman to detail for
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..j u. wi nbvuo ui lug UU UD
might smash a precedent or two und
patrol tho place himself. Tho least
tho pollco department could do, con
tinued tho acting coroner. Is to rope
off the placo and keop people who
have no buslnoss in tho burned area
where they belong. As tar as he has
boon ablo to learn, tho only times a
patrolman has been near the fire site
lately, aro at odd Intervals when he
forgot himself and .strayed unadver
tantly Into tho district where, If the
chief did his duty, he woujd be sta
tioned permanently.
STANDARD OIL MAVAO-B
TRANSFERRED TO CALIFORNIA
T. J. Mortell, agent for the Stan
dard Oil company here for the past
year, has been transterrod to Folsom,
Calf He left today for Bacramento,
accompanied by Mrs. Mortell and, son
and, daughter.
Mr, Mortell did not know Who his
successor will be, the appolpttnont
Having not yet been annpuued.
WKATHKR REPORT
Oregoii-rTonlght and Saturday.
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